CVE-2016-4302

HIGH

libarchive <3.2.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0154/
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/719
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91331
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0476
EPSS Percentile 90.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (8)
libarchive/libarchive < 3.2.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus 7.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
Published Sep 21, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026